The Magical Mo of Shennong Power Pool: 30 FP Origins: Cosmic, Divine, or Magical. A mo is a food grinder that can be found in in ancient China. This particular one (and its copies) is an extremely useful mystical tool that can find a massive amount of people on very little making it useful […]
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Continue readingBoil and Bubble: Miscellaneous Ritual Path Magic Spells XIX
A handful of miscellaneous new spells for GURPS Thaumatology: Ritual Path Magic. . . . . . if you’d like to read more, consider becoming a patron! Note: the link to the actual content for patrons is here.
Continue readingGamemaster’s Guidepost: Fixing Campaign Mismatch
Finally. You have found a game. The GM is a good match. The players are all equally awesome and you get along. Oh, yeah. It’s all coming together and then . . . then you read what the new campaign is about. It’s…not for you. At all. You may have thought you were playing something […]
Continue readingCarpe Blogiem: Author, Patreon, and Blog Highlights – February 2022
Authorial Highlights GURPS Dungeon Fantasy Denizens: Thieves aka Marl Ankh-3 is in the hands of Steve Jackson Games. Still working on that novel. Gonna finish it this month I currently have one outstanding contract: GURPS Dungeon Fantasy Denizens: Thieves. I have submitted the proposal for a GURPS book I want to write. I have been advised […]
Continue readingA Thousand Tiny Gods B-Team: Season 1, Session 10 – Hell Hath No Fury
Dramatis Personae Adelphin “Adel” Jean-Baptiste (played by L.A.): Godling of Werethekau and Baron Samedi. Machiavellian meddler. Power unto herself. Adelphin can kill with a glance, manipulate magic as if she were born to it (and she was), and doesn’t seem to be able to actually die. Tagline: “There is a fine line between life and […]
Continue readingA Thousand Tiny Gods C-Team: Season 1, Session 10 – Aztec Demigod Standoff
Dramatis Personae Ekaterini Tsakalidis aka The Lady of Laundry (played by Chepe): Godling of Hygieia and Minerva. Face-changing clothes-horse with history as a Mob assassin and crime-scene cover-up artist. Tagline: “Never let them see you sweat.” Tercallus aka Callum “Cal” Parker (played by Will): Theogenic Demigod. Thrill-seeking, jaded, time-warping high stakes gambler coalesced into existence […]
Continue readingA Thousand Tiny Gods B-Team: Season 1, Session 9 – Voodoo Donuts and Hell
Dramatis Personae Adelphin “Adel” Jean-Baptiste (played by L.A.): Godling of Werethekau and Baron Samedi. Machiavellian meddler. Power unto herself. Adelphin can kill with a glance, manipulate magic as if she were born to it (and she was), and doesn’t seem to be able to actually die. Tagline: “There is a fine line between life and […]
Continue readingGamemaster’s Guidepost: Fixing Player Immersion
I’ve been playing role-playing games for a long time (I gamed for the first time with my brother when I was seven) and I’ve been running games for almost as long (I ran my first game when I was 11). I made a lot of mistakes in the beginning, mistakes I’d like to prevent newbie […]
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